MillsWyck Minute: One Minute Speaking Tips with Alan Hoffler

Business & Economics Podcasts

One minute Speaking Tips for the busy speaker with Alan Hoffler. Alan is a public speaking coach, keynote speaker, trainer, Executive Director of MillsWyck Communications, and author of Presentation Sin: The Practical Guide to Stop Offending (and Start Impressing) Your Audience, Silver Goldfish: The 10 Keys to Delivering Memorable Business Presentations, and The Virtual Presenter.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Business & Economics Podcasts

Self Development

Description:

One minute Speaking Tips for the busy speaker with Alan Hoffler. Alan is a public speaking coach, keynote speaker, trainer, Executive Director of MillsWyck Communications, and author of Presentation Sin: The Practical Guide to Stop Offending (and Start Impressing) Your Audience, Silver Goldfish: The 10 Keys to Delivering Memorable Business Presentations, and The Virtual Presenter.

Twitter:

@millswyck

Language:

English

Website:

https://www.millswyck.com/

Episodes

The Problem With Small Gestures

How to go bigger in your gestures for a positive audience response.

Duration:00:01:17

PowerPoint is Not the Presentation

Why PowerPoint is NOT your presentation (and ensuring you are the central focus of the presentation).

Duration:00:01:05

Bright Lights

Dealing with lights in your eyes and being unable to see the faces of the audience.

Duration:00:01:10

Three Questions of Data

How to use data and numbers appropriately and with meaning.

Duration:00:01:07

Power Phrase of Persuasion

Don’t drive people away with dogmatic positions that allow them to easily dismiss you.

Duration:00:01:20

High-Contrast

Seek clarity and make it easy for your audience to process your favorite colors in your presentation.

Duration:00:01:10

Features vs. Results

Stop selling and presenting features and move quickly to benefits to see your audience respond.

Duration:00:00:57

Reading PowerPoint

Get your eyes on the people you’re talking to. And stop reading your slides.

Duration:00:01:16

You Cannot Share Everything You Know

You cannot share everything you know with your audience, keep it simple and let them ask questions.

Duration:00:00:55

Skip the Intro

Skip the introductions and talk about the reason you're there.

Duration:00:01:02

Practice Out Loud

When it comes to speaking, it’s not practice if it’s not out loud.

Duration:00:00:58

High-Resolution Images

When speaking with visuals, your pictures need to be high quality.

Duration:00:01:06

First Impressions

As a speaker, first impressions are key to get your audience to listen to what you have to say.

Duration:00:01:06

Standardize Your Fonts

Standardizing the fonts of your presentation makes it easier to process information.

Duration:00:01:08

No Excuses

When things go wrong, don't make an excuse.

Duration:00:00:57

Fix it, Feature it, or Forget it

When things go wrong, you have three options of how to approach the situation.

Duration:00:01:17

Don't assume they know. Find Out.

Don't assume things about your audience, research and find out.

Duration:00:01:02

Reason to Listen

Make sure your audience knows why they are there before you dive into your content.

Duration:00:00:58

Find Your One Thing

Find your one thing before you do anything else in crafting your message.

Duration:00:01:03

The Problem With Um

Getting rid of the continued thought helps the audience to process and to understand.

Duration:00:01:13